Thread: McKinnon will never walk again

Originally Posted by bob10

If you watch the tackle, [ did you?] you will see if he did not bend his head, there would have been no pressure on his neck. A lot has been said about the Tackler lifting his legs, but there were two forwards who fell on his body, putting their whole weight on him. In their defence, they could not see Alex had bent his head under. That sort of tackle is done hundreds of times in a weekend. Rugby League lost it's way when wrestling started to be coached. Chicken wings, judo holds on arms, wrestling, all tactics designed to slow down the play the ball, & give the defensive line time to reset. The NRL has to ensure coaches stop coaching those tactics, and referees must call held earlier, and penalise teams who continue with the tackle. Hysterical calls for massive penalties just shows a complete lack of understanding of the game, and are not helpful to any one. I think out of consideration for the young man given 7 weeks, for doing what he had been coached to do,[ and what happens every week, every game], people should keep those opinions to themselves. Direct your spite to the NRL and the coaches. They must change this aspect of rugby league. Bob

Very well said Bob fully agree major changes are needed. As it is the NRL is losing ground to the other codes in terms of how many kids are playing the game and the last thing the NRL needs is media hysteria. My old man played for the Valley's die-hards in the A grade comp in Brisbane in the mid 60s and tackles like that were often deliberate spear tackles. This is a tragic accident but steps can be taken to stamp it out and should be done ASAP before anymore parents are put off and don't let their kids play.

Young Alex is making some very good progress in his recovery,a report from Danny Bederus saying that Alex has feeling and limited movement in his arms and on a even better note some tingling in his legs.

I am not a doctor but these sound like some very positive signs,it looks like this young fella might just walk his missus down the isle just like he promised her.

Good on ya bud keep fighting!!!!